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Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 3.3% in July to $49.7 billion from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation reported late Monday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. hree states have missed the deadline for incorporating into state law federal legislation mandating heightened safety regulations and more stringent requirements for commercial drivers, said Patricia Lee, spokeswoman for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Even though the government’s revised hours-of-service rules went into effect on Oct. 1, several groups continue to make efforts either to delay its full implementation, or conversely, to stiffen enforcement. The sleeper-berth provision is at the center of the disagreement.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he American Transportation Research Institute Wednesday said it has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study engine idling-reduction technologies as part of EPA’s long-term efforts to conserve fuel and reduce emissions for the trucking industry.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil prices rose in intraday trading Tuesday as fallout from the recent hurricanes turned refinery output toward gasoline production and away from distillate and diesel, Bloomberg reported.

The Colorado Department of Transportation reopened Interstate 70 early Tuesday morning between Denver and the Kansas state line following a huge snow storm that had led authorities to close the road Monday, the Associated Press reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. elocity Express Corp. and Greyhound PackageXpress, the package-delivery unit of Greyhound Lines, announced Monday they have signed an agreement to provide package-delivery services between key metropolitan areas.

Ryder System said Monday that its board of directors has authorized a new share repurchase program, under which the company is authorized to repurchase up to $175 million of outstanding common stock over two years.

Streicher Mobile Fueling, which provides petroleum product distribution, logistics and emergency response services to the trucking, construction, utility and other industries, reported Tuesday that it had a net loss for its fourth quarter ended June 30.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. igher fuel prices aggravated by Hurricane Katrina could filter into the cost of consumer goods — at least in the short term — potentially curbing spending and economic growth, according to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee meeting Sept. 20, which were released Tuesday.